2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. I actually feel sorry for Rob Bell because he is leading countless souls astray, and the Bible clearly states that teachers will receive a greater judgment (James 3:1). But it does mean that there is Law-Giver who reigns in heaven who is sovereign over the state. I’d like to begin our study in the book of Genesis 1:31, Genesis 1:31. Dominion 2. It is permeating everything upon the earth…. It just seems too sentimental to me. Some people have felt that Melchizedek is actually another name for Michael the archangel. The bottom line is that in this story God was telling Abraham that He, that is God, was going to save the human race by providing a substitute for sinners. Bell states that “no amount of clever marketing will attract people if we teach that ‘God will punish people for all of eternity.’”So he forges his own brand of “marketing” by redefining Hell and diminishing its horrors. The gospel of Luke chapter 4. 3And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. God gave man dominion. I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren, who have the testimony of Jesus. • No blind obedience to tyrannical powers ” In fact, let’s notice what Genesis chapter 24 and verse 1 has to say about Abraham. Much of his teaching is highly unorthodox. It’s a technical term in the Old Testament that means to have sexual relations. But, there are a lot of Emerging Church writings. when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem. Second point: their territory. So, all throughout these chapters, 3 through 37. Now if you look at the world today you’ll discover that people who speak the same language tend to band together. Or should we fight it tooth and nail? (1 Pet. In our lecture today we are going to study about the eight laws of health in the book of Genesis. This rejection of traditionalism (regimented service, hymns, organs, a dress code, “we’ve always done it this way”, etc.) The story of Peter and John before the Sanhedrin is another splendid example, the law of Yahuwah takes precedence over earthly decrees. 95-96). However, before we start reading, I need to give you a little bit of background; the background to this particular passage. I blessed humanity. Jesus also made it clear that those who will not believe will be condemned (John 3:16-21). But then sin came into the world. First of all this verse makes it very clear that God 02:57 is a personal God, because we’re supposed to address Him as Father. It says there in Luke 3 verse 38: Very clearly Adam and Eve were created sons and daughters of God. In that verse, God is speaking to the serpent, and Adam and Eve are standing there and listening. Are we to cherish people’s journey that led them to murder, rape, theft, etc.? What is being described in these verses? And there’s a particular preposition in Greek that I want to emphasize. The first period is, of course, at the very beginning before sin came into the world. Before Tony gets to the point, he shares his personal story and tells how he viewed homosexuality in his early years. He could care less about any of these responsibilities. It says there: Clearly we find in this text that God was the Creator. When modern Christians exhort us to do “whatever the governor says,” and they do this in the name of obeying Romans 13, the irony is that they are violating Romans 13 as they do this. Many of the prophecies are about to be fulfilled in quick succession. Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:15. Ungodly so to speak. Matthew 6:9. It requires perfect conformity to its specifications. “we may get other opportunities [in hell], “NO ONE can resist God’s pursuit forever because GOD’S LOVE WILL EVENTUALLY MELT EVEN THE COLDEST HEARTS.”, “At the heart of this perspective is the belief that, given enough time, everybody will turn to God and find themselves in the joy and peace of God’s presence. To find out more, read “Emergent Church Spreading Spiritual Cancer” [2] or watch Roger Oakland’s video on YouTube. For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. Bonhoeffer; a committed Christian pastor lived under the atheistic regime of Nazi Germany. I’m going to focus especially on verse 7. God’s wrath is founded upon His thrice holy character and man’s utter contempt and rebellion against His holy law. But the testimony of Jesus; we need to take a look at what the Bible has to say about that. Evidently what the Bible teaches on sodomy made Tony feel uncomfortable, so he decided to hold back his opinion until he could come to terms with what he was “feeling.”  I say “feeling” because his conclusion doesn’t comport with the written Word of God, which he professes a belief in, but decides things from his gut, I guess. And one of those things which was not explained is how he created man and how he created the woman. … We’ve heard all sides but no position has yet won our confidence so that we can say ‘it seems good to the Holy Spirit and us.’ That alienates us from both the liberals and conservatives who seem to know exactly what we should think.” [5]. It’s interesting to notice that Genesis 11 begins by saying that they all spoke the same language. He reveals to us that He has no pleasure in the death of anyone, “For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live”(Ezekiel 18:32). Now lets notice some other texts in the Old Testament which underline this specific principle. Bell claims that by softening the message, the Gospel will become more attractive to non-believers. Carson, commenting on Matthew 25:46, says : “…there is no shred of evidence in the N.T. But notice what God said to Abraham. Verse 26 says: Then God said, Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness: and let them have dominion… That’s the first idea that I want us to notice: dominion. But you’ll notice that the divisions of Western Europe are a continuation of Rome because the feet have iron just like the legs have iron but this is a different kind of Rome. Rob Bell takes every possible liberty to deny reality and to either explain Hell away or get everyone into Heaven, regardless of his or her rejection of God and the Gospel. This is what happens when a smarmy postmodernist, who has capitulated and conformed to the world, is confronted with being consistent and telling the truth. God isn’t waiting for us to get it together, to clean up, shape up, get up—God has already done it” (p. 189). The rest of creation he spoke into existence. Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers. I’d like to begin by reading the passage which deals with the Battle of Armageddon. They are told that those who are on earth need to respond to the revelation given to them on earth or they are without hope (Luke 16:27-31). The story of Esau and Jacob is actually a microcosm that illustrates the issues in the great controversy between good and evil on planet Earth. The sixth point that we want to study is what is death, according to scripture? Pray that God would reveal to Rob Bell just how serious it will be on judgment day to have the blood of thousands of people on his hands when they are pointing to him as the one who deceived them into believing they would have another chance and God says, “Depart from me into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” (Matthew 25:41, 46), Rob Bell states in his book that Jesus never used language like “turn or burn”; but the truth is, Jesus twice stated that “unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:3, 5). Yes. Genesis chapter 1 and verse 28. What kind of deterrent would it be to tell a group of potential serial killers, rapists and child molesters that they need not worry about repenting or going to prison for the rest of their lives, or suffering the death penalty because they have already been forgiven? The One who spoke the universe into existence and remains sovereign over His creation is the real expert on determining what sin is. The Bible tells us that as he was fleeing from home, he felt a deep burden of guilt, because of the sin that he had committed. Scripture is clear: regardless of the authority of the earthly power, the believer’s first responsibility is to Yahuwah. I think it would be a good idea for us to go back to the book of Genesis, because that’s where we find creation described. 5:8, Phil 1:21-23, Hebrews 12:22-23, Revelation 6:9). It is the longest of the Pauline epistles. A multiplicity of descendants. Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. 02:14 Three things I want us to notice in this verse. I believe that what Carson believes is “hard to prove” is quite provable from scripture, as we shall see in a moment. I want to start out by saying that I do not believe very much in conspiracy theories. It says there: Then it speaks about creation after that. Scripture warns of a global entity at the end of time that shall exercise despotic power over all. Go with me in your Bibles to the book of Jude… Jude 14 and 15. that hell ever brings about genuine repentance. I hope and pray that those who have fallen prey to Satan’s wiles through the Emerging Church Movement will wake up and choose the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ over those of Rob Bell! And when God finished His work of creation we find that He looked upon what He had made and it was very good. We, with all our religious advantages, ought to know far more today than we do know. Time will tell. So obviously, faith helps us look into the future. Now we want to begin discussing faith – the meaning of faith – in Hebrews chapter 11 and verse 3. Notice what He says in Luke 24 and verse 25. Four ideas: 1. God has seen fit in this matter to bring the minds of His people to His word, to give them a clearer understanding of it.”—Ibid., vol. In his book, Love Wins, Bell tells us that the traditional understanding of Christ’s teaching on Heaven and Hell “isn’t a very good story” (p. 110). Sure he was. And if Adam and Eve passed the test creation would continue as God had intended. It says: over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, over the cattle, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. This was demonstrated most vividly in Rob Bell’s recent interview with Martin Bashir on MSNBC. The serpent says: 03:26 In other words, God is a liar. But not only were Adam and Eve impacted by sin, we actually find, as the story moves along in the book of Genesis, that all of creation, all of nature, was impacted by Adam and Eve’s sin. Instead of man owning the earth, Satan stole the earth. Very clearly Job chapter 1 describes this meeting. Rather, Romans 13 is a call to obey those governors who oppose evil, protect good, and know what is good and evil according to God’s standards. And, of course, the story as it develops, we find Cain killing Abel. And on each gate is one of the names of the twelve sons of Jacob. No, this does not mean that every politician must be born again. And soon the devil thinks in his mind, If I attempt to kill all the seeds, and God brings another seed in place of the one that I killed, I’m never going to be successful. First of all, the expression “in the beginning. At the beginning, man was created with a perfect body and he was placed in a perfect environment. They “still do evil” and will “still be filthy” (Revelation 22:11). And, so, the Creator of the book of Genesis is Jesus Christ. Other individuals say, well, my family has belonged to this church for generations, and why change a good thing? There is no indication in scripture that a person has a second opportunity to get right with God in Hell. And, of course, the struggle between Jacob and Esau represents the final struggle in controversy between those people with those two character manifestations: the righteous, and the wicked. And in both, you have “creation. First of all, the reason for the observance of this commandment is creation. Indeed, Machen argued, it’s not even close.” [4], Tony Jones’ version of Christianity is corrupt. We want to begin our study today by turning in our Bibles to Genesis chapter 1 and verse 26. America and American Christians, in particular, have been living off the borrowed capital of religious liberty for centuries. Now I’m going to review the sequence of nations which are mentioned in Daniel chapter 2. The head of the image was of gold. As we have seen, Bell tells us that “no one” can resist God’s salvific will. Now Jesus spoke about a lot of things: He spoke about the love of God, He spoke about the judgment and other subjects. So here we have a definition of what the testimony of Jesus is. Many have said his books are inspiring, thoughtful, and deeply insightful regarding culture and the need to integrate Christian theology into it. The human race needed a redeemer and of course, the redeemer appeared. and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; baptizing them in the name of the Father, And this is life eternal, that they might. I’m truly dismayed that Brian McLaren is as popular as he is in Christian circles. And as we read Genesis 11, we discover that human beings did exactly the opposite of what God had told them to do. Daniel knew this, so although he was very highly placed in the Government, he remained faithful to the divine law, rather than comply with the human law. You know, it wasn’t Noah’s flood, it was the Lord’s flood. I want you to notice verse 7, this is the key verse in this whole passage. There’s more than physical appetite involved here. Let us pray with the same fervor for Rob Bell and other aberrant Emergent teachers, as Paul prayed for those who fell into heretical teachings in his day: “Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” –2 Timothy 2:25-26, Let us hit our knees and cry out to God to guard His beloved bride from the ear tickling, flesh inciting, false doctrines that are beginning to permeate the church in these last days! I’d like to begin our study today by turning to that very central and important verse, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:15. What is Romans 13? Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. My question is, are these really the true criteria which should lead us in choosing which church we should belong to? 2. You know the story of Job. Well, in our subject today we are going to study about History’s Invisible Guide. Did God first give a positive command about what they could do? kings. We’re going to say a few things about between now and the end of time and how those laws of health apply eventually in God’s everlasting kingdom. And without realizing it, Christian churches—when they were gathering—repeatedly gave thanks for the freedom to worship, but they did so cheaply, without putting any money in the coffers of liberty. 5:19-21, 6:7-9, Rev. Seeker-sensitive churches are similar to Emerging Churches except that Emerging Churches are sometimes lax doctrinally, where seeker-sensitive churches, which sometimes are lax in presenting the gospel, hold nonetheless to orthodox theology. On Tony’s “blogalogue” he wrote a carefully crafted statement to start the “conversation” rolling — with no mention of Scripture to back up his “enlightened” view. And we find this method of the devil illustrated in the story of Cain and Abel. This is hardly something that could ever be said of one who would have an opportunity to be saved in Hell and end up enjoying heavenly life for eternity! He was sacrificed in figure because he pointed forward to Jesus Christ. T.M. But God knew better. Sola Scriptura, “For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: Isaiah 28:10” is the guiding principle that motivates his studies. Basically, chapter 1 and 2 tells us that Job lost everything that he had. Lets read Job 38, beginning with verse 1. We’ll notice a little bit later on in the story that Jacob acquired the birthright, whereas Esau, to whom it originally belonged, lost it. God demonstrated His own love to us, that while we were still sinners, He sent His Son to pay the penalty we deserve (Romans 5:6-10). There was a very close relationship between them. But then we go to Genesis 3 and we discover that in the garden of Eden a mysterious serpent shows up. It is also due to the fact that there is no genuine commitment to propositional truth, so emergent leader’s tend to be very evasive and their lies are as slippery as an eel. You can hear the disappointment in their voices. And so basically, what Genesis 6:1-4 is telling us that the sexual connection or the intermarriages between the sons of God and the daughters of men is what led the human race to be in this condition where every intent of the thoughts of the heart was only evil continually. Sproul: In every age the church is threatened by heresy, and heresy is bound up in false doctrine. And instead of filling the earth with a race of righteous and holy people, the Bible says that the earth was filled with people, but it was a violent and iniquitous race like Satan. is, because according to verse 3, they want to live according to their own lusts. 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